In this episode, over 282 million people in 59 countries suffered acute food insecurity in 2023, according to the Global Report on Food Crisis; FAO warns about the food insecurity threat in Southern Africa posed by a foreseen shortfall in maize production; and the Food Price Index increases marginally in April driven by higher meat prices.   Producer: Ruki Inoshita, Heriberto Araujo, Flora Trouilloud Presenter: Ruki Inoshita Sound: Eric Deleu Editorial supervision: Tszmei Ho © FAO/Yousef Alrozzi